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Thanks drango91 :) I think I have it good now, they ate better today as I made the flakes a better size and took out the smaller moist pellets for them. I have decided to use all well water from another well that we use to use for our drinking water and it is nice and clean, so am taking...

Thanks drango91 for replying. Yes, the fish does just sit at the bottom hiding behind a plant and today is even hiding inside an ornament. I am not sure if one of the other fish is male as it holds it back fin close to the body but the upper two are visible. I know for sure the third fish is...

I am getting desparate, another one of my Platies is acting different now, I think it is a he, and he just hangs around on the bottom really moving his fins very fast, and only will take a couple bites of food and he then will just not move with his fins going madly. I had asked about the water...

Hi again; I meant to add this to the previous post; I used "Aqutan Water Conditioner" in the tap water. It says it protects the mucous membrane of fish: binds heavy metals: reduces stress in the aquarium and during fish transport: crystal clear water: neutralizes chlorine and chloramines...

Thanks everyone for your replies, appreciate it :) I will make the flake food a little smaller and see what happens. Do Platies just eat the food that is floating, if so it doesn't seem to float very long, or will they go down to the gravel and pick some off there also? I thought I would use...

Hello :) ; I have just started to keep an aquarium and put 3 Platies in on Sunday. I do not know if this is the usual behavior, but once in awhile the fish will swim madly up and down, up and down the side of the tank with the nose touching the glass. Also one likes to stay up at the top but...

Good Morning :) I am new to aquariums, I have a 25 gal. Eclipse system. It has the Biological Filtration. I live on the farm so all the water we use comes from a well right here on the farm. We have a Reverse Osmosis System for our drinking water and just use the well water for the rest of...